The 24/7 Media Cycle, Good and Bad

Since his death in 2019, Jeffery Epstein has been in the news cycle for all the wrong reasons. His nightmarish acts of child sex trafficking and solicitation of prostitution with a minor are well known. Additionally, his links and friendships with powerful political figures and businessmen like Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Prince Andrew. Now, the United State government after gathering and holding onto the Epstein Files since the mid 2000s, enough public pressure has seemingly forced their hand. After months of current president Trump going back on his campaign promise to release the files, he has now swiftly changed his tune with his voter base urging the files being released. Whether or not the government blanks out crucial information as they so often do is still yet to be seen. But, after years of the news teasing the public with stories of Epstein since his death, we will finally have some answers. However, these answers may lead to possibly unforeseen levels of news coverage a...

 The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in its current form has been around for more than six decades. It accounts for 70 percent of the USDA assistance spending as of fiscal year 2024. Providing food assistance for over 40 million people per month with benefits averaging just shy of 200 dollars per user. The two leading groups to receive these benefits are adults aged between 18 and 59 (41.6%) and children aged from 5 and 17 years old (27.7%). These numbers tell us how important SNAP benefits are for tens of millions of Americans whether it be children or adults under 60 years old. Yet, the current Trump administration wishes to cut funding from this long-established program that is crucial for low-income households. This has become one of the loudest issues in the 24/7 news cycle amidst the government shutdown and members on capitol hill try their "hardest" to negotiate with one another to reopen the government. However, it should be noted that in recent hours...

In recent years we have seen AI become more and more advanced and pursued by tech companies around the world. After centuries of humans telling tales of artificial intelligence, we are the closest we've ever been to achieving this reality. Companies like Microsoft and Nvidia have seen massive boons in the stock market and are worth trillions of dollars. This bubble has been on a fast and large expansion in only a few years, and it has found its way into our daily lives. Whether it be ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google AI, or Meta, the AI space has become a part of the everyday on the internet. It has even stretched its reach into our politics. Current Vice President J.D Vance has had his entire career influenced and directly financed by Palantir founder, Peter Thiel. However, like all bubbles, sooner or later they pop and AI could have scary effects when it bursts. Businesses have sunken so much time and R&D and used up so many resources in environments, when the demand for AI ...